The tweet I am basing my language today mini lesson from is on of my own:
September 26, 2012: Students use ‘We Are Hungry’ Video Parody Mocks Government Mandated Lunch Guidelines news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending via @**agoforth727**
This activity will show students how they can use language to achieve their personal goals. This puts language use into a more authentic context.
Procedures
  1. Show students the "We Are Hungry" Parody video
  2. Have the students develop their own paroday of this song that highlights a issue that is important to them